The U.S. House of Representatives put a freeze on SOPA legislation today, as Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia (R) announces he’ll take no further action on the bill. Although a somewhat unexpected move, perhaps it’s unsurprising considering the amount of negative press the controversial legislation has received and the fact that the White House stated […]
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U.S. Government Pushes Spain To Adopt Their Own SOPA
Thanks to Wikileaks’s distribution of diplomatic cables between the United States and Spain, we now know that the U.S. government heavily influenced the drafting of Spain’s copyright legislation. Now, a leaked letter, dated December 12, 2011, indicates the U.S. ambassador’s anger towards the Spanish Prime Minister’s office for failing to pass the Sinde Law, a […]
Obama Promises Not To Remain Neutral On Net Neutrality
For only the third time during his presidency so far, President Obama expects to veto upcoming legislation when he strikes down a bill that would otherwise dismantle the net neutrality provisions adopted by the FCC last year. The bill at the crux of the issue is Senate Journal Resolution 6, which states Congress disapproves of […]